Skins filmmaker rooting for Slumdog

Tal won a Bafta for creating the titles to teen drama Skins, where Dev found fame, and he is now up against Brad Pitt, Mickey Rourke, Frank Langella and Sean Penn for the Best Actor Bafta this year.

Tal Rosner hopes Dev Patel wins a Bafta

Tal said: “I really hope he wins. I personally really love that film. I think it looks really great and it’s very uplifting. I am happy it is doing so well.”

But the 30-year-old award winner has advised 18-year-old Dev not to write a speech.

He said: “I didn’t prepare one and I’m happy I didn’t because I think and improvised speech sounds better than a read out one, and if you have prepared one and you don’t win…”

Tal revealed: “I keep my Bafta on my mantelpiece. I know I’m suppose to say I have shoved it away somewhere but I’m afraid I have it on display. I haven’t polished it yet though – it’s still nice and shiny!”

Tal has created a short film of poignant world first television moments to mark the launch of four Sony Bravia LCD TVs with World First innovations – the world first thinnest TV (ZX1), the fastest frame rate (Z4500), wireless picture frame (EX1) and OLED (XEL-1).